2 Corinthians Chapter 7

Brothers and Sisters 😊

📖 In Second Corinthian’s chapter 7 today we see Paul’s exuberant response to answered prayer, as he shows great confidence in God’s providence over the Corinthians to exhibit true humility and repentance regarding his tough love letter to the church…

“I am acting with great boldness toward you; I have great confidence in you; even in all our affliction I am filled with comfort and overflowing with joy…For I see what earnestness this godly grief has produced in you – and also what eagerness and zeal to clear yourselves…At every point (because of your repentance) you have proved yourselves innocent in the matter” (vs 4,11).

Q. Have you ever been anxious or apprehensive about calling out someone you love to repentance because you thought it might cause them grief or jeopardize your relationship?

Q. What was your response when they humbly accepted and repented?

Q. How did you feel when they didn’t?

🙏 Heavenly Father please forgive me for the many times I have foolishly rebelled against your instruction and reproof, and also for the times of hesitating to hold others accountable (in truth and love) because of fear or discomfort.

🙏 Holy Spirit please help us all to gently but firmly confront and restore others when appropriate, and also to be open to instruction and reproof from others who God sends to help us – Please give us consistent godly sorrow over our sin that leads to repentance and life…

✝️ “I do not regret the grief that you had because of my letter to you. In fact I rejoice, not because you were grieved, but because you were grieved into repenting…For godly grief produces a repentance that leads to salvation without regret, whereas worldly grief produces death.”

2 Corinthians 7:9-10